The Communications and Media Studies Students’ Association of Ghana (COMSSA) has marked its 2025 annual festival with a seminar on the theme “The Role of Communication in Deepening Our Democracy” at the University of Education, Winneba. The event brought together lecturers, media professionals, policymakers, and students to reflect on how effective communication can strengthen democratic…
Eliasu Baba Yussif, Chief Executive Officer of BAHASS Foundation, operators of the BAHASS Mental Home, has raised serious concerns over the lack of mental health facilities in northern Ghana. The BAHASS Mental Home is currently the only facility of its kind serving both the north and middle belts of the country. Yussif, a young philanthropist,…
The Millennium Child Support Group, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), has commissioned a borehole for the Kenee M/A Primary and Kindergarten School in the Jirapa Municipality, significantly enhancing access to safe drinking water and boosting child welfare in the area. Funded with support from the ECOWAS Commission and Spanish Cooperation, the new facility is expected to…
The Mayor of the Wa Metropolitan Assembly, Alhaji Nurah Issa Danwana, on Tuesday, July 23, 2025, commissioned a newly constructed and fully furnished two-unit kindergarten (KG) block located within the Upper West Regional Hospital premises. The facility is designed to offer childcare services to hospital staff and parents with long-term engagements at the hospital, enabling…
The management of the Upper West Centre for National Culture (CNC) has made a renewed appeal to the government for suitable office space, citing poor working conditions as a major obstacle to the effective promotion and preservation of the region’s cultural heritage. According to the Regional CNC Administrator, Chief Seidu Bomison, the Centre has been…
In a bid to strengthen agricultural infrastructure and investment in the Jirapa Municipality, the Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Peter To-ang, and the Member of Parliament for Jirapa, Hon. Cletus Seidu Dapilah, held a strategic meeting with Ghana’s Minister for Food and Agriculture, Hon. Eric Opoku, on Thursday, July 17, 2025. The high-level discussion focused on…
In a major move to decentralize postgraduate medical education and improve access to specialist care across Ghana, the Rector of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (GCPS), Professor Richard M.K. Adanu, paid an official working visit to the Upper West Regional Hospital on Tuesday. The visit marks a significant step in the college’s broader…
In a rare show of leadership and compassion, the Nandom Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Hon. Anthony Ziniel, personally oversaw and participated in the distribution of seed maize to over 2,000 farmers in the Nandom Municipality as part of the government’s Feed Ghana Project. The MCE went beyond the call of duty, stepping out of his…
A recent community engagement in the Ullo Traditional Area of the Jirapa Municipality has revealed an alarming surge in school dropout rates, sparking concern among educators, stakeholders, and local authorities. During a dialogue organized by the Jirapa Farmers Network (JIFAM) in collaboration with ActionAid Ghana, stakeholders including teachers, traditional rulers, parents, and community leaders gathered…
The Upper West Region has been plunged into mourning following the deaths of two respected political figures in the span of one week, compounding grief already felt after the recent tragic drowning of seven students from Lawra Senior High School. In the latest loss to hit the Lawra Municipality, Alhaji Adams Muazu, the newly appointed…
